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ASSET-Courses: Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposures in Trauma
2026-02-24 - 2026-02-25 | UKS Saarland University, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Homburg, 66421, Germany
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Developed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, the Advanced Surgical Skills Exposures for Trauma (ASSET) Course is recognized as one of the most comprehensive and widely respected surgical skills training programs worldwide. Designed to enhance the capabilities of surgeons facing complex trauma scenarios, ASSET has been conducted in 32 countries, providing critical hands-on experience to thousands of professionals.
This intensive one-day course utilizes a cadaver dissection approach, offering a highly immersive and practical learning experience. With a low instructor-to-student ratio, participants receive personalized guidance and feedback, ensuring they develop the precision and confidence needed in high-stakes trauma situations. The curriculum covers over 35 essential life- and limb-saving surgical techniques, equipping surgeons with the critical knowledge and procedural skills required to effectively manage traumatic injuries to major anatomical regions, including the neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and extremities.
ASSET strongly emphasizes real-world applicability, utilizing scenario-based learning to simulate high-pressure environments that mimic actual trauma settings. By fostering a systematic and disciplined approach to surgical exposure and injury management, the course aims to improve decision-making, operative efficiency, and patient outcomes in civilian and military trauma care.
Surgeons participating in the ASSET course gain valuable experience in surgical exposures of vital vascular and visceral structures, ensuring they are well-prepared to provide optimal care in a wide range of trauma situations, from emergency departments to battlefield environments.
Feedback from this course has been universally tremendous, with numerous testimonials from previous students and instructors that the skills taught DO IN FACT SAVE LIVES.
The link for expressing interest in this course is:
https://forms.gle/fvnTETquMuYtsn6eA

Joint Meeting Portuguese Chapter of ISS–SIC and ESTES Portuguese Institutional Members
2026-03-19 18:00 - 2026-03-20 20:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Centro Congressos de Coimbra, Avenida da Guarda Inglesa, n.º 1A, Santa Clara - Coimbra, 3040-193, Portugal
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ESTES Pre-Congress Course 2026 | Nursing in Emergency Surgery and Trauma Course
2026-04-23 08:00 - 2026-04-24 16:00 | Karolinska Institute, Nobels Väg 6, Stockholm, 17177
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HERE is the link for the registration.
For further information please have a look at the FLYER.

ECTES 2026 Pre-Congress Course | "Mini EVTM Workshop Hybrid Bleeding Control Course” ONLINE Live tissue workshop
2026-04-24 08:00 - 17:30 | Karolinska Experimental Research and Imaging Centre (KERIC), BioClinicum, level 4, Life Science Center, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
Welcome to the Mini EVTM Workshop pre ESTES

General information:

This immersive one-day workshop is designed to make cutting-edge knowledge and practical training in hybrid and endovascular trauma management accessible to all. The goal is to train, inspire, and empower healthcare professionals through multidisciplinary collaboration, dynamic learning, and hands-on simulation.
Participants will develop both basic and advanced skills in vascular access, bleeding control, aortic occlusion (REBOA), and endovascular decision-making in trauma care by combining theory with high-fidelity simulation, and real clinical case discussions
Both open and endovascular (hybrid) techniques will be used for different bleeding challenges, including junctional, hepatic and other injuries. The workshop is tailored to individual needs, covering the full spectrum, from basic bleeding control methods to very advanced state-of-the-art hybrid interventions.
Cost (cover expenses only)
Non members: 500€
EVTM, ESVS and ECTES Society members: 400€
Incl. VAT
Place: Karolinska Experimental Research and Imaging Centre (KERIC)
Contact for questions: MKON
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ESTES Pre-Congress Course 2026 | Polytrauma Course featuring Pelvic Trauma Course
2026-04-24 13:30 - 2026-04-25 18:00 | Karolinska Institute, Nobels Väg 6, Stockholm, 17177
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If you want to see more information the have a look at the FLYER.
HERE is the link for the registration.
